skewer

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Recent Examples of skewer Cocktail picks Don’t forget to complete each drink with a fun cocktail pick for skewering those olives. Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Now, a week after Kirk’s assassination, the big question of whether South Park will continue to get political and skewer the right wing in Episode 5 or avoid politics altogether remains unanswered. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Another bite that was easy to eat and appreciate was the hasselbacked king trumpet mushroom skewered and grilled by the chefs at ASA. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025 While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too — that of siblings. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skewer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewer
Verb
  • Shortly after murdering the Otero family, Rader broke into the home of Kathryn Bright and stabbed her to death while also seriously injuring her brother.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, in the process, he's stabbed by the syringe Mehta intended for Lo and dies.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The show opened with a skit mocking Hegseth, portrayed by comedian Colin Jost, ridiculing the Defense Secretary's address to military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, last week.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
  • She was ridiculed in online forums and on at least one radio show, and dismissed by a Michigan State Police dispatcher who likely didn't even send out a patrol car.
    NEAL RUBIN, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And, in the process, the trio of ’70s babies punctured the myth that rap is a young man’s sport.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Tyrone Taylor’s three RBIs had punctured Spencer Schwellenbach, and Peterson took a 4-1 lead into the eighth having retired 11 of the last 12.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The drama was followed by another housemate, George, being evicted after mocking gay housemate Sam.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
  • The new video is part of a pattern in which DHS has increasingly deployed memes to mock migrants and popular culture.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the rest of his body was a meandering ghost, his eyes were molten rage-arrows piercing the other people onstage.
    Betty Gilpin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Her jacket featured side lace-up details, while her pants had piercing-like details.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The true death knell, however, is the fact that the mix of dreary and dreamlike — the very juxtaposition that gives Kiss of the Spider Woman its aenima and its sting — sit too uneasily next to each other, as if both halves were stuck in a separate conversation instead of talking to each other.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • As people stuck in the middle of a house move or a home renovation will know, things rarely run to schedule.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Winkler took Waddell behind the door he was meant to burst out from and started to jab him.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Check out expert picks from our sister sites CNET, ZDNET, Mashable, and Lifehacker.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Complete our roundup of best basics with something a bit more fashion-forward, too, like a floral blouse from Ulla Johnson or a light wash denim shirt from Nanushka—the fashion girl picks.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025

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